Noah Urrea

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Noah Jacob Urrea
Noah Urrea during The Voice Kids Russia in 2018 01.jpg
Urrea in 2018
Born
Noah Jacob Urrea

(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23) [1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • model
  • dancer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
AgentLA Models [2]
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bass guitar
  • drums
Years active2011–present
Labels
Website noahurrea.com
Signature
Noah Urrea's official autograph.png

Noah Jacob Urrea (born March 31, 2001) [1] is an American singer, songwriter , actor , dancer and model. [3] He represented USA in the global pop group Now United, which made him known worldwide. In 2022 he left the group to focus on his solo career.

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Early life

Urrea was born in Orange, California, on March 31, 2001, to Marco and Wendy Urrea. Noah is of Mexican descent through his father's side and Dutch/French with English, Scottish and German ancestry through his mother's side. [3]

Career

2011–2015: Early acting career

He had his first chance as an artist in 2011, when he appeared in Blake Shelton's music video, "Honey Bee". In 2012, Urrea was selected as one of Nickelodeon's 'Groundlings', where he developed the talent for improvised comedy. [4]

Urrea made his film debut in 2013 with a role in A Madea Christmas , in which he acted and sang. He played "Bailey McCoy", opposite Tyler Perry, Alicia Witt and Chad Michael Murray. In 2014, Urrea played "Ryan Wade" at the age of 9 in The Identical , another role in which he sang. For his interpretation of Jameses in the 2014 short film Eleven, Urrea won the 'Best Young Actor Award' at the 'Action on Film International Film Festival'. In 2015, Urrea acted as "Cody Mcbride" on Amazon Prime's The Kicks series. Urrea has also appeared in many TV series, including Childrens Hospital , Sam & Cat , Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street , The Fosters , See Dad Run , Speechless , Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and My Super Sweet 16 . [5]

2017–present: Early career as a singer, Now United, A Wake, Netflix

In March 2017, he released his EP, Always. In June 2017, Urrea played the twins Mason and Mitchel in the independent film A Wake which premiered in 2020. [6] [7]

On November 13, 2017, Urrea was revealed as one of the members of Now United, being the fourth revealed at the time. [8] In December of the same year, the group released their first single, "Summer in the City". [9] On April 9, 2020, the song "Wake Up" was released on digital platforms, along with the music video, which was Noah who directed it. [10] On October 18, 2022, Noah announced his departure of the group to pursue his solo career. On November 14 of the same year, Now United released "Good Intentions", which was his farewell solo song.

In October 2020, Urrea was scheduled to star in a movie on Netflix called Metal Lords, which was released in April 2022. He played Clay Moss. [11] [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2011Grand EscapeCharlie (young)Short film
2013 A Madea Christmas Bailey McCoy
2014 The Identical Drexel Hemsley/Ryan Wade (young)
2014ElevenJames (young)Short film
2019A WakeMason/Mitchel
2021 Love, Love, Love. A MusicalNoahShort film
2022 Metal Lords Clay Moss

Television

YearTitleCharacterNotes
2012 Children's Hospital TrevorCameo
2013TwangNoah MontgomeryTV Pilot
2014 Sam & Cat Jett ZanderEpisode 35
See Dad Run Hi-Def Boy(Season 2; Episode 14)
2015–2016 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street RandyRecurring
2016 The Kicks Cody McBrideRecurring
2017 The Fosters ToddCameo (Season 4; Episode 18)
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn DylanCameo (Season 3; Episode 16)
My Super Sweet 16 HimselfFeature (Season 10; Episode 2)
2019 Speechless KaiCameo (Season 3; Episode 17)

Documentaries

YearTitleCharacterNotesReference
2018Meet NoahHimselfA short documentary-style introduction video on Now United’s YouTube channel.
Dreams Come True: The DocumentaryHimselfDocumentary showing the creation of the global pop group Now United [14]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Always

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, with selected chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeaksAlbum
US
Bub.
"Always"2017Always
"Flowers"2023Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResultRef.
2014 Action On Film International Film Festival Best Young Actor AwardElevenWon
2020You Pop AwardsFavorite International SingerNoah UrreaWon [16]

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